The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University has awarded Maria João Pires the $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance. Established in 2005, the biennial Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance honors pianists who have achieved the highest levels of national and international recognition. Previous winners include Richard Goode (2006), Stephen Hough (2008), […]
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Honor: Maria João Pires recipient of prestigious award – Chicago, IL
Posted on 02 June 2023.
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First Lady: Jill Biden to visit Lisbon – Portugal
Posted on 02 June 2023.
The First Lady of the United States, Jill Biden, is scheduled to visit Lisbon on June 5th to attend the opening of the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Art in Embassies program, organized by the US Embassy in Portugal. During her time in Lisbon, Jill Biden will be present at the opening ceremony of a […]
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May 29th: Azorean people celebrate pride and self-rule – Azores
Posted on 28 May 2023.
On May 29th, the people of the Azores celebrate “Azores Day” or “Dia da Região Autónoma dos Açores” (Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores). This public holiday, observed throughout the archipelago, is a commemoration of self-rule, identity, and pride, symbolizing the affirmation of the Azorean people’s unique culture, way of life, and regional […]
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Book | Dom Casmurro: A Novel | by Machado de Assis – Editor’s Note
Posted on 25 May 2023.
A masterpiece of realism, Machado de Assis’s Dom Casmurro probes the mind of a distrustful husband with delusions of grandeur. Margaret Jull Costa and Robin Patterson’s critically acclaimed translations of Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas and The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis introduced a new generation of readers to one of Brazil’s most groundbreaking […]
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Concert: Fado with Maria Emília and Hélder Moutinho – Community
Posted on 24 May 2023.
Portuguese fado singers Maria Emília and Hélder Moutinho visit the U.S. next month for two concerts of the ever-evolving music. The best of fado–a way of living as much as a way of playing–is a dynamic conversation among singers and musicians, with constant give-and-take, honoring the past while always keeping an eye on the future. […]
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Author | Esmeralda Cabral on how to call two countries home | Interview
Posted on 23 May 2023.
By Millicent Borges Accardi Meet author Esmeralda Cabral! Born on São Miguel, in the Azores, Esmeralda Cabral immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta with her family when she was a child, and she jokingly brags that Canada was where she first “learned to speak English, shovel snow, skate on a lake and cross-country ski through trails in […]
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